Chryseomonas luteola bacteremia in a patient with left pyocele testis with Fournier′s scrotal gangrene

Abstract

phenotypic characters, including the presence of multi-trichous flagella and single polar flagellum in bio groups Ve-1 and Ve-2, respectively. The CDC groups Ve-1 and Ve-2 are named as Chryseomonas luteola and Flavimonas orrhyzihabitans, respectively. The CDC group Ve-1 is placed under the Pseudomonas stutzeri group in compliance with the colony characters as they form dry and wrinkled colonies. Based on the phylogenetic relationship studies, it was found that Chryseomonas luteola and Flavimonas orrhyzihabitans are junior subjective synonyms of Pseudomonas species. [2] Chryseomonas luteola is an aerobic, Gram-negative, motile rod found in the environment as saprophytes. It was previously named as Pseudomonas luteola and CDC group Ve-1 and was placed under the Pseudomonas stutzeri group based on 16S rRNA analysis. The infections caused by Chryseomonas luteola include bacteremia, pneumonia, biliary tract infections, surgical wound infections, abscesses, peritonitis, subdural empyema and infections associated with the presence of prosthetic devices. We report a case of bacteremia caused by Chryseomonas luteola in a patient with pyocoele testis with Fournier’s scrotal gangrene. CASE REPORT